Where does “viltstift” come from?

viltstift (Dutch) comes from Dutch vilt, from Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch felt, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

viltstift (Dutch): marker pen, felt-tip pen

Definitions

  1. marker pen, felt-tip pen

Ancestry of “viltstift”, step by step

viltstift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchviltfelt
2Middle Dutchvelt—
3Old Dutchfeltfield
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Dutch stift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstiftgraphite core of a pencil; a felt-tip pen, a...
2Middle Dutchstifte—
3Middle High Germanstift—
4Old High Germanstift—
5Proto-West Germanic*stifta small nail, pin
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